GRE Word List

JUXTAPOSE

to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)

The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).

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preciseexactly or sharply defined or stated
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disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
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dogmaticcharacterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts